FLASHCARD-CULTURE VOCAB

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Culture:

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Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group.

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Cultural diffusion

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The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another.

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Acculturation: The adoption of cultural traits (e.g., language) by one group influenced by another.

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The adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group under the influence of another.

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Ethnic group: grouping of people sharing common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or similar traits.

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Group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or combination of such characteristics.

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What is a dialect?

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A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.

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Assimilation:

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A less dominant culture is absorbed by a dominant one over generations.

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Columbian Exchange

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Exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the world after Columbus's voyages.

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Cultural region definition

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A region defined by similar culture traits and cultural landscape features.

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Cultural convergence occurs when cultures become more alike by sharing technology and organizational structures in a modern world with improved transportation and communication.

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Cultures become more alike as they increasingly share technology and organizational structures in a modern world united by improved transportation and communication.

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Define Lingua Franca

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A language used among speakers of different languages for trade and commerce.